Here is my itinerary for my Empire State Trail ride from Buffalo to NYC. I'm trying to average 60 miles a day on the road give or take. I will be going off route for a couple days for a friend's wedding. I tried to find hotels that were under $120 a night, but it was not easy. Some hotels look decent others are lower end motels. I will be documenting the accommodations during my trip, stay tuned!
Here is a cool map of the Empire State Trail which can give you a sense of the route:
I am not doing the northern route from Albany north to the Quebec border for 3 reasons:
1. It is out of the way for me.
2. Not much money was spent on this section and it's mostly on road, including many truck routes with 18 wheelers next to me with minimal shoulders.
3. I'd have to do it twice because I would bike north from Albany to Rouses Point and then turn around and bike back down to NYC. That being said cycling in Quebec along Route Verte looks like it kicks ass!
Day 1 - Clove Valley to Buffalo Tuesday June 20
26 miles + 338 ft
Clove Valley - Bike to Poughkeepsie - Lunch in Poughkeepsie - Amtrak to Buffalo (11:43 am to 6:56 pm) - Overnight in Buffalo - Best Western on the Avenue
Day 2 - Buffalo to Albion Wednesday June 21
60 miles +203 ft
Buffalo - lunch in Lockport - Overnight in Albion - Dollinger’s Motor Inn
Day 3 - Albion to Newark Thursday June 22
68 miles +213 ft
Albion - lunch in Rochester - Overnight in Newark - Vintage Gardens B and B
Days 4 and 5 - Newark to Aurora Friday June 23
48 miles +830 ft
Newark - lunch in Magee - overnight in Aurora - AirBnB
Saturday June 24
Wedding in Aurora - AirBnB
Day 6 - Aurora to Syracuse Sunday June 25
57 miles +958 ft
Aurora - lunch in Weedsport - overnight in Syracuse - Hampton Inn Syracuse Dewitt
Day 7 - Syracuse to Utica Monday June 26
57 miles +226 ft
Syracuse - lunch in Rome - overnight in Utica - Red Roof Inn Utica
Day 8 - Utica to Amsterdam Tuesday June 27
64 miles +646 ft
Utica - lunch in Canajoharie - overnight in Amsterdam - Microtel Inn & Suites by Wyndham Amsterdam
Day 9 - Amsterdam to East Greenbush Wednesday June 28
42 miles +850 ft
Amsterdam - lunch in Schenectady - overnight in East Greenbush - America’s Best Value East Greenbush
Day 10 - East Greenbush to Kingston Thursday June 29
64 miles +1,112 ft
East Greenbush - lunch in Hudson - overnight in Kingston - Courtyard By Marriott Kingston
Day 11 - Kingston to Mahopac Friday June 30
72 miles +1,762 ft
Kingston - lunch in Poughkeepsie - overnight in Mahopac (Friend’s House)
Day 12 - Kingston to Lower Manhattan Saturday July 1
57 miles +931 ft
Mahopac - lunch in Elmsford - finish line Battery Park (maybe Coney Island +12 miles)
Read the first day of my trip here: Day 1 - Clove Valley to Buffalo.
Very comprehensive. I was just looking at the Quick 1 AND live very near the Empire Trail. Now I have proof of what this combo will do for me. Thanks so much.